Wax residue

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jay_vw

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Just curious what you guys use to remove it from the cracks & corners? I've got some in the bottom of my side-skirts that's hard to get to....
 
I've been dealing with that this week in fact. I'm in a car show on Saturday and I've been getting all the areas that I've neglected over the years. I've been using lots and lots of toothpicks and QD. I bought a soft bristled tooth brush to help out as well. That seems to do a little in the door jambs, but not so well on the other parts. The toothpick seems to be the only thing that works. I've tried using plastic picks but they are too soft and they bend. Toothpicks break easier, but they are firmer. It just takes tons of time and patience, but at least your car is REALLY clean when you are done. :) If you find a better way then let me know. I'm not even finished with one side of my car yet and the show is Saturday afternoon. Gettin down to the wire here....
 
What I did was to soak a cotton ball with isoprophyl alcohol and then dab the area where the residue is, aggitate it with a soft bristle tootbrush and then its gone. I hope it works for you, as it did for me.



Jgrbrdman: Goodluck on the car show on Saturday.



Peace.
 
Yeah, but Zaino doesn't get the swirls out of your car. Its the products that we have to use that do build up in the cracks that we are dealing with. Souveran and P21S don't leave a residue either but I'll betcha that there is a high carnauba content in the crud I've been scraping out of the hiding places on my car. Even the mighty Zaino would leave a build up if it wasn't buffed off properly.
 
What swirls? What other products?



Procedure:

1. Drive new car home from dealer

2. Dawn wash, once only in life of car

3. Clay with Zaino lubricant

4. Zaino process

5. More Zaino

6. Nothing but Zaino

7. Repeat



No swirls - no buildup - no other products.
 
There's another thread on this somewhere, I just posted to it the other day...



FWIW, I use Final Inspection (or another QD) instead of straight alcohol. Greater lubricity and not quite as tough on the final-product you're NOT trying to remove.



Jngrbrdman & lynxowner - Toothbrushes :scared me! Sure hope you don't get any marring.
 
I third the wooden toothpick and I second the Q-Tip with QD.



Both methods combined together work like a charm when prepping for shows. I would begin with the toothpick to remove the hardened polsh/wax first and then follow up with the Q-Tip/QD to wipe the area clean.



Compressed air also works well to get that crud out of the cracks once loosened.



I'm not to keen on using a soft bristled toothbrush although a boars hair detailing brush with QD makes sense.:)
 
I to have heard of using a toothbrush, but didn't like the idea of possible scratches. Never thought of a Q-tip, I'll give that a try tomorrow with some Mother's Showtime I have lying around....
 
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